Moon Landing Drive Moves Ahead at Cape Canaveral
Mercury ends and Gemini gains top priority as NASA shifts to the lunar program. Bulldozers begin building a widened Cape Canaveral site with Merritt Island facilities to launch rockets over 50 stories high and train pilots to rendezvous with Agena satellites for future Apollo missions.
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Astronauts Launch Saga Amid Mercury Gemini Plan Conflicts
Space program coverage describes Gus Grissom John Glenn Scott Carpenter Wally Schirra and Gordon Cooper launching as crowds packed the Cape area. Webb signals Mercury delays to push Gemini, with Mercury personnel shifting to the Gemini program and facilities repurposed.
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A&M News Release Clash Over Cadet Corps Story
The Bryan Daily Eagle faces a clash with Texas A&M information officials after publishing a Sunday article on a proposed cadet corps reorganization. A&M staff discouraged on campus reporting while denying any order to halt releases as the paper vows editorial independence.
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Too Much Control Dean Flails Government Over Farm Labor Tactics
Ed Dean of Plains Cotton Growers told Congress that federal policy seeks excessive control over farm labor. He urged a no vote on a bill granting the secretary of labor broad power to define qualified workers set wages housing and employment terms, warning of depressed farm employment and worker resentment. He supported state employment agencies aiding workers in moving between jobs.
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